Taximeter.



' P. RIOHERT.

TAXIMETEB.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JULY 22, 1912.

Patented Jan. 13,1914

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TAXIMBTER. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 22, 1912.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

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PAUL RIOHERT, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T PITTSBURG TAX-IMETER COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN-SYLVANIA.

TAXIMETER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJam13, 1914.

r Application filed July 22, 1912. Serial No. 710,907.

Toa whom it may concern: Be it known that I, PAUL Rioiinnr, a res1- dentof Pittsburgh, in the county of Alle 7 the construction of the taximetershown in my prior Patent No. 980,758, granted March 14, 1911, and'toprovide means whereby the register, for a limited time after hiring thevehicle and the flag is turned down, will not be affected by theoperation of the clock mechanismgso that a sufficient waiting time canbe allowed without the register indicating at the end of a specifiedtime, say one hour, a larger amount than the advertised schedule forsuch specified time.

A further object of the invention is to provide an arrangement wherebv,when the service of the vehicle is ended on a given trip, the passengerwill be afforded temporary waiting time within which to settle with thedriver for the charge indicated on the register or for other purposes,and during which time the register will not be further operated.

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious and in partappear hereinafter. In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the mechanism with the casing and indicating plate removed;Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a rearelevation of the clock mechanism and its frame removed from thetaxin'ieter and showing the parts in their positions when the flag isdown; Fig. 1 is a view of the same as it appears from the bottom, Fig.3: Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 55, Fig. 3, and showingdetails; Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the-last members of theclock train and the t ains of gearing connected to the main rcgisteroperating arbor; Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the arrangement of thelevers for operating the ordinary tariff register; Figs. 8 and 9 aredetail views of slip connections; and Fig. 10 is a detail viewcorresponding to Fig. 3 and showing certain parts in another position.

In the drawings 2 indicates the back wall or plate, in which rotates thespindle 5 of the register 90 one step.

the flag or signal Said spindle is provided with a disk 13 operativelyconnected to oscillate a rock shaft 80, which is pro vided with an arm81 .engaging a stud 82 on the upper end of a vertically movable slidebar 7 5, which is thereby controlled by the lag spindle. Said slide baris pulled upwardly by a spring 83 and operates pay mile registercontrolling lever 72 and an arm' or lever 07 which makes and breaksconnection between the arbor 50 and register 90. Lever 07 is normallypulled upwardly by a strong spring 99, and is pushed downwardly by astud 10 1 on the slide bar when the latt0, ter is depressed. Lever 97has pivoted thereon at 100 an arm 101 cooperating with a toothed camdisk 102 on the end of clock arbor 50. Cam disk 102 is driven in thedirection of the arrow thereon in Fig. 1. The cam teeth of said disk, inthe rotation of said disk, push arm 101 and lever 97 downwardly. Lever97 engages a lever 96 connected to a rocking frame 91 '(Fig. 2) foroperating the tariff indicating register 00, and each time arm 101slides over the end of one of the teeth of disk 102, lever 97 is pulledupwardly by spring 99 and moves Said register is also opcrativelyconnected to be driven by a shaft 57 which, at its lower end, isoperatively arranged to be driven from the vehicle wheel. Rock shaft 80is also provided with a. cam 85 arranged to act against a lever 80provided with a spring 88 adapted to contact. the balance wheel 19 onthe clock mecha nism and stop the clock whenever the flag is raised, andmove out of engagement with said wheel and release the clock mechanismwhenever the flag is lowered. 416 indicates a frame carrying the clockmechanism for also operating the tariff register 90. All of the forgoingparts are of the same construction and arrangement and are provided withthe same opera ting parts as in my prior patent referred to. and requireno further description than that already given.

In my prior patent, when the flagis pulled down, the register 90 ismoved to indicate a certain fixed initial fare, to which increments arethereafter continually added either by the clock mechanism or by themechanism driven by the vehicle wheel.

Under s me circumstances it is desirable to. have the register indicate,at the end of a given time, a sum less than it would indicate forWaiting time will be at a certain fixed rate, which rate will give atthe end of the time a less amount than that usually obtained. Thepresent invention is designed to permit the register to be arranged sothat when the flag is operated to place the regis ter operatingcondition and the vehicle waits for a given length of time, the registerwill indicate no more than the proper charge for this period at theadvertised or' existing waiting-time tariff.

To obtain the result referred to a slip or lost motion connection isprovided in the train between the clock and the meter or registeroperating arbor 50, which is driven either from the'clock train orvehicle wheel, as in my prior patent, said connection being so arrangedthat for a limited time, the main spring will be ineffective upon thearbor 50. This slip connection may be of any desired type, so long as iteffects the result described. In the embodiment shown the wheel 51 onshaft 50 is driven by a shaft 200, which in turn is provided with afixed gear" 201 through which the shaft 200 is driven by the clocktrain, and with two other gears 202 and 203, either of which may bearranged to drive the gear 51. The fast gear 202 is fixed to the shaft200 so that it always rotates when the shaft is driven. The loose gear203 is provided with a circumferential slot 204: into which projects apin 205, fixed to the gear 202. A spring 206 connecting the gears 202and 208 normally holds the loose gear 203 in such position that the pin205 is at one end of the slot 204. Shaft 200 is rotatably mounted inhearings in the clock frame 16 and is also endwise movable in saidbearings. One end 209 of the shaft 200 projects through the rear plateof the clock frame at, indicated in Figs. 4 and 5. \Vhen the shaft 200is moved endwise to one extreme position the fixed gear 202 is in meshwith the gear 51, while when it is moved to the other extreme of endwisemovement the loose gear 208 is in mesh with the gear 51. Fixed to theclock frame 416 is a suitable spring 207, one end of which engages a.collar on the shaft 200 and normally holds it in such position that theslip gear 203 is in mesh with the gear 51. With the parts in theposition described it is clear that if the clock train is started theclock will drive the shaft 200 from the gear 201, that this will rotatethe gear 202, and the pin 205 will travel along the slot 204 until itstrikes the other extreme end thereof, thus taking up the slipconnection between the gear 203 and shaft 200. Theigear 51 will not bedriven. until this slip connection has been entirely taken up. In thepresent machine the slot 204 islands of such length as to correspond,with the clock train in use,

to twelve minutes of elapsed time, as will 'be hereinafter againreferred to.

The cam disk 102, which controls the register operating lever 94 as inmy prior patent, in the present invention is connected to the arbor 50in such manner as to provide a slip connection therebetween, similar tothe slip between the shaft 200 and gear 203. Specifically, the cam disk102 comprises two members 210 and 211, the first, 210, being fixed torotate with the arbor 50, and the second, 211, to rotate slightly withrespect thereto. Member 210 is provided with a circumferential slot 212in which moves a pin 213 fixed to the loose member 211. A suitablespring 214 connects the fixed and loose members 210 and 211 and normallyholds them in one position. The loose connection between the disk 102and the arbor 50 is so arranged that before the loose member 211carrying the cam teeth is rotated by the arbor 50 the loose connectionmust be fully taken up. The slot 212 is made of such lengthcircumferentially of the member 210 as to correspond to one tooth of thecam disk 102, or, to say four minutes of elapsed time.

With the construction described to this point it will be observedthatwhen the flag is pulled down to place the taximeter in operativecondition, and the vehicle is allowed to remain at rest, twenty minutesmust elapse before the register is operatively affected by the clockmechanism. When the flag is pulled down the clock'mechanism starts. *Atthis time the loose pinion 203 is eng'a ed with the gear 51 and theloose connection tween pinion 203 and shaft 200 must be taken up.Thisrequires twelve minutes of ela sed time with the connectiondescribed. fter the loose connection on the shaft 200 has been taken upthe register will not be affected by the clock mechanism until the looseconnection between the cam disk 102 and arbor 50 is taken up. With theconstruction described this takes four minutes. It then requires fourminutes for the member or arm 101 to travel the full length of one toothof the'cam disk 102. Twenty minutes therefore elapses before theregister is affected. During the first hour of Wait only forty minutesof elapsed time, as represented by movement of the clock mechanism, istherefore effective upon the register. Assuming that the register isarranged to indicate an initial fare of fifty cents and that incrementsof ten cents are added for each four minutes of wait, at the end ofanhour the register will indicate one dollar'and fifty cents.

Under certain circumstances it desirable to throw out the main slipconnection between the shaft-.200 and arbor 50, as for example when,upon crxmgirg the vehicle, it immediately travels a certain distance,which travel is followed by a subsequent wait. In this case it isnecessary to charge the initial fare of fifty cents for the initialdistance of, say, a half mile, and add thereto certain increments foradditional distances traveled, say ten cents for each quarter mile thereafter.

The register 90, during travel of the vehicle, iscontrolled or drivenfrom shaft 57, worm 50, worm gear arbor 50 and cam member 102, asdescribed, Suitable means is connected to this tram so that during thefirst portion of the travel of the vehicle the slip gear 203 is thrownout of operation and a direct and positive drive'established between theclock train and arbor 50. This means may be of any preferredconstruction. In the embodiment illustrated it comprises a cam member215 pivotally mounted upon a shaft 210 supported upon one end of a lever217, which is pivoted at 218 to the rear face of the clock frame 10.Yieldingly connected, through spring 220, to the cam member 215 forcontrolling and operating the same is a Worm segment 219, pivoted uponthe shaft'216 which supports the cam member. Segment 219 normally is insuch .position as to mesh with the threads of the worm 56, but undercertain conditions is moved thereby about the shaft 216 as a pivot, andthus moves the cam segment 215 until its curved end portion or footrides over the rounded end 209 of the shaft 200 to move the same endwiseagainst the action of the spring 207. A spring 221 is coiled about theshaft 216 and has one end fixedly secured and the other end secured tothe cam member 215 to normally hold it disengaged or away from the end209 of the shaft 200, a small stop pin 222 on the lever 217 limitingmovement of the segment.

\Vith the mechanism described, when the register is placed in operativecondition by lowering the flag, if the vehicle immediately begins totravel, the worm 56 is driven by shaft 57 and actuates the segment 219as a worm wheel, and rotates it about the shaft 216, the segment,through spring 220, carrying the cam member 215 therewith. Segment. 219rotates about its shaft to the position shown in Fig. 3 until its teethhave all become disengaged from the threads of Worm 56, the segment.then being held against theend of the worm by the springs 220 and 221.This motion of the segment causes the cam member215 to ride over andupon the end 209 of shaft. 200, and moves the same endwise against theaction of the spring 207 to put the loose or slip gear 203 out of meshwith gear 51 and bring the fixed gear 202 into mesh therewith. Spring221 constantly tends to return the segment and cam member to theiroriginal p'ositions andto release the shaft 200. During furtheroperation of the register by the clock mechanism it is controlleddirectly and positively from the clock mechanisn'i through the fixedgear 202, and the passenger will not receive the benefit of the waitingtime allowed by the slip connection of gear 203, all waiting time beingcharged directly upon tariff indicator 90.

It is desirable, when the trip of the vehicle is ended, to return thesegment 2]!) and ram member 215 to their original positions, in orderthat the cycle just described ma be repeated. Folthis reason lhcrammember and segment are mounted upon the movable lever 217, as stated.This lever normally, or

during running condition of the vehicle. is

held in the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 3, by a suitablespring 22 3. lts end portion opposite to' that carrying the rum andsegment, is so arranged as to lie in the path of movement of the balancewheel con trolling lever of my prior patent. (onsequently, whenever theflag is raised at the termination of a trip of the vehicle, the dopression of lever 80 causes the lever 217 to be swung about its pivot.This moves seg ment 21S) laterally and out from engagement with the endof the worm 56 and permits the segment and cam member to swing about theshaft. 216, on which they are supported, to

their original positions. \Vhen the (lag is k,

again lowered to place the register in operative condition, a spring 225connected to the lever 86 swings it away from the balance wheel to startthe clock mechanism and at the same time permits the spring 223 to throwthe teeth of segment 219 into engage ment with the worm to be driventhereby, in the manner described.

Suitable means is also provided in the present mechanism, and preferablyunder the control of the driver, so that at the end of each trip thepassenger will be afforded temporary waiting time for settling thecharges indicated on the register, or for any other purpose. This meansis so arranged as to permit the driver to throw it into operation onlyonce during, or at the end of each trip, to prevent the driver fromutilizing it as a means for improperly manipulating the register. In theembodiment shown this means comprises a small lever 226 on the outsideof the rear plate of the register where it can be easily reached, andarranged to operate a'shaft 227 extending through the rear plate, andprovided on its inner end with an arm 228, the end. of which is adaptedto contact with the bent end 229 of the lever 217, to oscillate thesame. A spring 230 is coiled about the shaft 227 and is secured theretoand to the rear plate to normally hold the arm 22S disengaged from lever217. At the end of the trip the driver operates the lever 226 tooscillate the arm 228. This arm strikes the bent end 229 of lever 217and oscillates the same to withdraw the segment 219 and cam member 215from engageation the clock train drives the shaft 200 and any motioncommunicated to gear .31 must be received thereby through the slip gear203. Before the gear 51 can be driven, however, it is necessary, asbefore, to take up the slip connection between the shaft 200 and gear203 caused by the slot 204" and pin 205. As above stated, slot 204 is ofsuch length as to correspond with the clock mechanism, utilized, totwelve minutes of elapsed time. The register will therefore not beaffected by the clock mechanism to indicate charges forwaiting time forat least the twelve minutes permitted by the slip or lost motionconnection described. If it also so happens that the member 101 is justbeginning its traverse over one of the teeth of cam member 102, thepassenger will also be afforded the four additional minutes taken a forthe traverse of this arm over a tooth,

before theregister will be operated to indicate an additional charge.The'exact ternporary waiting time afforded will therefore :varyv betweentwelve and sixteen minutes,

but will be at least twelve minutes.

To prevent the driver from operating lever 226 more than once during atrip the 'arm 228 isso'arranged' as to pass the bent end 229 of lever217 in operating the same.

- position and bent'end 220 forms a stop to prevent the lever 226 andarm 228 from cause the bent end 229 to ass downbeyond It first swingsthe lever 217 against the action of its spring 223 and, when it haspassed the lever, this swings into its original the end of the drm 228an permit'the latter ,andthe lever 226 to return to normal posi- "U011,Th s return of the lever and arm can only be effected, however, byraising the flag toterminate' the trip, and, to again place the parts insuch position as to permit another slip or temporary waitingjtime, theflag must be operated as described. This causes the operation of theinitial fare regis "ter 122, as described in my prior patentre {erredto;

'. lly mounted upon the tariff re ister lever 94 is a double armed ever,

:l- 2310f whichprpjects forwardly and lies underneath the lever 97. Theother arm projects rearwardly and upwardly and is adapted to contactwith the rear face of the fixed gear 202, to move the shaft 200 and thegears carried thereby under certain conditions, as will be describedmore fully hereinafter'. A tension spring 233 connects the arm 232andthe lower end of the long arm of lever 94 and tends to hold the arm23 away from the fixed pinion 202.

The function and operation of the double armed lever are as follows:Assume that the flag is lowered and starts the clock train and that thevehicle then travels a half mile or more, and that the segment 219 hasbeen operatedby worm 56 to bring the cam 215 over the end 209 of shaft200, thus throwing the fixed gear into the clock train.- After thevehicle has traveled some distance the driver operates the temporarywaiting time lever and throws the slip pinion 203 back into the clocktrain to allow a temporary waiting time, as described. Assume also thatwith the position of cam wheel 102 and member 101 this temporary waitingtime will be twelve minutes. Assume, now, that the vehicle waits for tenminutes. This takes up ten-twelfths of the twelve minutes slip in theslip gear 203, two minutes of this slip connection remaining. The driverthen throws up the flag to terminate the trip. If the double armedlever. referred to were omitted from the machine the slip gear 203 wouldremain in' mesh in the clock train and when the vehicle was engaged byasecond passenger and the flag again thrown down, the second passengerwould only have available two minutes of slip on the slip gem-203.

He would also have available four minutes slipprovided in the slipconnection between the cam wheel .102 and arbor 50, and the time factorof one tooth of the cam wheel, four minutes, or in all ten minutes ofinitial slip. Under the conditions assumed, how'- ever, he ought to havetwenty minutes to en'- able the register to operate properly. For thesereasons, it is necessary to provide means to at least momentarily throwthe slip gear 203 out of engagement with the gear 51 at the end of eachtrip.

. The arm 231. and arm 96 form in effect a yoke spanning the arm 97 andcontrolling it and guiding it in its motion. The arm 281' projectsthrough a slot or cut away portion 234 in one side of the slide bar 75,the shoulder 235 at the upper end of this slot forming a cam toengagethe arm 231 and move t e same downwardly when the slide bar 75 isdepressed, as in my prior patent, and this causes the shoulder 235 toengage arm 231 and oscillate the double armed lever about its pivot tocause the end of its rear arm 232 to en age the rear face of the fixedpinion 202 anc move the shaft 200 longitudinally to throw the slip gear203 out of mesh ,with gear 51. This enables the gear 203 to return tonormal position under the influence of its spring 20!). I

The register and indicator described has all of the .functions andobtains all the results of my prior construction but it also does otherthings in addition. When the flag or signal is first pulled down, thebalance wheel 49 is released and the clock mech anism starts. The reararm of the double armed'lever is released from the fast member 202 andthe spring 206 moves the shaft .200 endwise and brings the-loose member203 into the clock train. The slide bar 75 also is raised and its lowerend released from the lever 72 to throw the pay mile register intoaction. Member 101 is also engaged with the cam 102. The vehicle beingat. rest the mechanism operates as described but, for the first twentyminutes, the clock mechanism is ineffective upon the register 90. At theend of that time all the lost motion between the clock mechanism andregister has been taken up and it is thereafter driven positively. Ifthe vehicle continues to wait longer than twenty minutes the register isdrii'en through the loose member Whenever the vehicle starts, whetherthis be immediately upon lowering the flag, or at any subsequent time,the shaft 57 is rotated from the vehicle wheel and the worm 56 moves thesegment 215.) and carries the cam 215 into position over the end 209 ofshaft 200, moving the same endwise and throwing the loose member 203 outof the clock train and the fast member 202 thereinto. After this motionhas been accomplished the register 90 is driven through the fast member202 either by the clock mechanism or by the vehicle. wheel. At the endof the trip thcdriver opcrates the lever 226 wh'ch causes the arm 228 tosaving lever 217 and move the segment 219 laterally away from the end ofthe worm 57. permitting it and the cam 915 to be returned to theiroriginal positions. This releases the shaft 200 from the influence ofthe cam and permits the spring 207 to again engage the loose member 203in the cloclrtrain. This permits the temporary waiting time referred to,during which time. the register not further operated. At the end of thetemporary:

waiting time, however, the lost motion is all taken up and the registeragain operated positively. The arrangement of arm 228 and the bent endof lever 22% prevents the temporary Waiting time from being resorted tomore than once during a trip and prevents unauthorized manipulation ofthe meter by the driver. \Vhen the trip is finished the flag israised'and the lever 86 again engages the balance wheel to stop theclock mecha nism. It also swings lever 21? and restores the segment andcam to initial posit-ion, as before referred to. At the end of theupward movement of the flag the double armed lever 231, 232, is operatedby the slide bar 75 to move the loose member 203 out of engagement withgear 51 to permit it to return or snap back to normal position. Thisrestores the mechanism to its original condition when the cycle can berepeated.

Although in the foregoing I have re,- lferred to definite sums of money,periods of time and distances, it is to he understood that my inventionis not limited to a construction 'in which the parts are ar'anged tooperate with the pa rticnlar movements specified. Obviously, the formand proportions of the parts may be varied within wide limits. Theratesof iare, both initial and increments for distances traveled, may bevaried, as also the length of the tenniorary waiting time, by merelychanging the proportions of the parts. All such changes, of whateverkind, I consider as well within the scope of my invention.

hat I claim is 1. In fare. registering and indicating mechanisi'n,thecombin'ation of a register, a clock arranged to operate saidregister, means for placing saidclock in and out of operative condition,means controlled by said first named means whereby when said clock isplaced in operative condition itis rendered inefl ective for a limitedinitial period upon said register, and mechanism adapted to be driven bythe vehicle wheel and connected to said register so as to be continuously effective upon the same.

In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, a clock arranged to operate said register, means for placingsaid clock in and out of operative condition, and movable driving meansfor operating said register, said driving means being controlled by saidfirst named means and so arranged that when said clock is placed inoperative condition said driving means is moved and thereby is renderedineffective for a limited time upon said register.

3. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of anoperating member having two positions, a register, mechanism adapted tobe driven by the vehicle wheel for operating said register, connectionswhereby When said member is in one position the clock is rendered inoperative and when in another position the clock is rendered operative, drivng means between the clock and register and embodying a slip connection,and means whereby when said member is moved to said second position saiddriving means is rendered ineifec tive upon said register for a limitedinitial period and is then positively connected thereto andsaid wheeldriven mechanism is immediately operatively connected to said register.

I 4. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of anoperating member having two positions, a register, mechanism adapted tobe driven by the vehicle wheel for operating said register, a clockarranged to operate said register, connections whereby when said memberis in one position the clock is rendered inoperative and when in anotherposition the clock is rendered operative, and means controlled by saidmember and so arranged that when said member is moved to said secondposition said clock for a limited initial period is rendered ineffectiveupon said register, and said wheel. driven mechanism is also immediatelyoperatively connected to said register.

5. In fare registering and indicating mechan'ism,.the combination. of aregister, clock mechanism arranged to operate said register, a lostmotion connection between said clock mechanism and said registerarranged so that when connected thereto said clock mechanism for alimited initial period is ineffective upon said register and is thenrendered continuously eiiective to operate the same, and mechanismadapted. to be driven by the vehicle wheel and operatively connected tosaid register independent of said lost motion connection. whereby eitherthe clock or the wheel driven mechanism may operate said register.

(3. In fare registering and indicating mechanism. the combination of aregister, clock mechanism arranged to operate said register, mechanismadapted to be driven from the vehicle wheel and also arranged to operatesaid register, means for placing said clock mechanism in operativecondition and so arranged as to render said clock mechanism incilcctivefor a limited initial period upon said register, and means controlled bysaid wheel driven mechanism for positively connecting said clockmechanism to said register so as to be continuously ettective nponthesame whenever said wheel driven mechanism is operated.

7. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister,

an arbor carrying means arranged to oper-' ate said register, clockmechanism arranged to rotate said arbor, a shaft adapted to be drivenfrom the vehicle wheel and connected to positively rotate said arbor,means for placing said clock .mechanism in operative condition and soarranged asLt-o render said clock mechanism inetlcctvefitor a limitedinitial period upon said register, and means controlled by said shaftfor positively connecting said clock mechanismto said arbor so as to becontinuously effective upon the same and said register whenever saidshaft is operated.

8. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister,

a controlling arbor therefor, mechanism adapted to be driven from thevehicle wheel and arranged to operate said arbor, clock mechanismconnected to the arbor for also operating the register, means operableto permit limited initial operation of the clock mechanism withoutaffecting the arbor, and means operated by said wheel driven mocha--nism for operating said means to throw the same out of action and causecontinuous positive connection between said clock mechanism and arbor.

In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, a controlling arbor therefor, mechanism adapted to be drivenby the vehicle wheel for operating said arbor, means arranged to permitlimited operation of said clock mechanism without affecting said arbor,and means controlled by said wheel driven mechanism and arranged tothrow said means out of action and cause positive connection betweensaid clock mechanism and arbor when said wheel driven mechanism isoperated.

10. In fare registering and indicating mechanism. the combination of aregister, a controlling arbor therefor, mechanism adapted to be drivenby the vehicle wheel for operating said arbor, clock mechanism for alsooperating said arbor, means arranged to permit limited operation of saidclock mechanism without affecting said arbor, and a cam controlled bysaid wheel driven mechanism and arranged to engage said arbor to throwsaid means out of action and cause positive connection between saidclock mechanism and arbor when said Wheel driven mechanism is operated.

11. In -fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, a controlling arbor therefor, clock mechanism for operatingsaid arbor, means arranged to permit limited operation of said clockmechanism without affecting said arbor, a member movable in onedirection to throw said means out of action and cause positiveconnection between said clock mechanism and arbor and movable in theother direction to throw said means into action, and means for movingsaid member.

12. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, a controlling arbor refor, mechanism adapted to be drivel. thevehicle wheel for operating said arbor, clock mechanism for alsooperating said arbor. means arranged to permit limited operation of saidclock mechanism without affecting said arbor, a member movable in onedirection to throw said means out of action and cause positiveconnection between said clock mechanism and arbor and movable in theother direction to throw said means into action, connections to saidwheel driven mechanism for moving said member in, one direction,

ind means for moving the member in the opposite direction.

12). In tare registering: and indicating mechanism. the combination of aregister, a controlling arbor theretor, mechanism adapted to be drivenby the vehicle wheel for operating said arbor, clock mechanism it'oralso operating said arbor. means arrann'ml to permit liniited operationo't' said el elv' tma-hanism without alleeting said arbor, a membermovable in one direction to throw said mean out ol? action and causepositive connection between said clock mechanism and a-rbo' and movablein the other direction to throw said means into action, connections tosaid wheel driven mechanism to! movingsaid member in one direction, alever for disconnecting! said member moving means, and a spring formoving said member in the opposite direction.

it. In tare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, a controlling arbor theretor, mechanism adapted to be drivenby the vehicle wheel tor-operating said arbor. clock mechanism for alsooperating; said arbor, a flag or sinfor also operating said arbor, aflag or signal 'l'or placing said clock mechanism in and out ofoperative condition, means arranged to permit limited operation 01 saidclock mech anism when operative without atieeting said arbor, a cammovable in one direction to throw said means out of action and causepositive connection between said clock mechanism and arbor and movablein the other direction to throw said means into action, connections tosaid wheel driven mechanism t'or moving said cam in one direction, meanscontrolled by said flag or signal for moving the cam in the oppositedirection, and a manually controlled member for also moving said cam inthe opposite direetion,'said man- 'ually controlled member being soarranged nal for placing said clock mechanism in and out ofoperativecondition, means arranged to permit: limited operation of saidclock nrechauism when operative withont atteoting 55 for operating saidarbor,

- controlling said arbor, a cam movable in one direction to throw saidmeans out of action and cause positive comneetion between said clockmechanism and arbor and movable in the other direction to throw saidmeans into a :tion, connections to said wheel driven mechanism formoving said cam in one direction. and means controlled by said flag orsignal for moving the cam in the opposite direction.

15. In tare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, a arbor therefor, mechanism adapted to be driven by thevehicle wheel for operating said arbor, clock mechanism for alsooperating said arbor, a flag or signal for placingsaid clock mechanismin and out of operative condition, means arranged to permit limitedoperation of said clock mechanism when operative without affecting saidarbor, a cammovable in one direction to throw said means out of actionand cause positive connection between said clock mechanism and arbor andmovable in the other direction to throw said means into action,connections to said wheel driven mechanism for moving said cam in onedirection, means controlled by said flag or-signal for moving the cam inthe opposite direction, and a manually controlled member for also movingsaid cam in the opposite direction.

16.. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, a

controlling arbor therefor, mechanism adapted to be driven by thevehicle wheel clock mechanism that when operated it, prawented frombeing returned to normal position.

' 17. In .t'are registering and indicating mechanism, the ceu'ibinationof an indicator,

:mechanism adapted to be driven from the vehicle wheel for operatingsaid indicator, clock mechanism for also operating said indicator, a paymile register connected to said wheel driven mechanism, a member forcontrolling the connection between said pay mile register and wheeldriven mechanism, a lost motion conmrction between said clock mechanismand said indicator, means con trolled by said member for throwing saidlost motion connection into and out of operation, said wheel" drivenmechanism being connected to said indicator independently of said lostmotion connection.

18. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, clock meehanisn'i includirw' a shaft for operating saidregister, a tixeo member on said shaft. a loose men'iber having limitedrotation thereon, and means for selcetably coupling; either the loose orthe fast member to said register to operate thcsame.

it In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, a dag or signal having two positions in one of which theregister is operative and in the other of which it is inoperative, amember actuated from said flag or signal and arranged to render theregister operative 'and inoperative, clock mechanism for driving saidregister, mechanism adapted to be driven by the vehicle wheel foroperating said indicator, means controlled by said flag or signal. forpermitting limited operation of said clock mechanism without affectingsaid register when connected thereto, and for. also positivelyconnectingsaid wheel driven mechanism to be continuously effective uponsaid register.

20. In fare, registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of a.register, clock mechanism including, a shatt for operating saidregister, mechanism adapted to be connected to the vehicle wheel foralso operating said register, fast and loose members on said shaft,means for placing said clock mechanism in operative condition and con--necting said loose member, and means controlled by said wheel drivenmechanism for disconnecting said loose member and connecting said fastmember.

21. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, clock mechanism including a shaft for ope"- ating saidregister. mechanism adapted to be connected to the vehicle wheel foroperating said register, fast and loose members on said shaft, a flag orsignal arraiwed to place said clock in operative condition and toconnect said loose member to said register, means controlled by saidwheel driven mccl1- anism for disconnecting said loose member andconnecting said fast member, and means controlled by said flag or signalfor disconnecting said first member and connecting said loose member.

22. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, clock mechanism, a loose member and a fast member driven bysaid clock mechanism and adapted to be selectively connected to saidregister to operate the same, a flag or signal arranged when in oneposition to render said clock operative and when in another positioninoperative, connections whereby when said flag is moved to said firstposition said loose member is connected to said register, means forautomatically disconnecting said loose member and connecting said fastmember to said register, and a manually operable lever for disconnectingsaid fast memher and connecting said loose member to said register.

23.111 fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregister, clock mechanism, a loose member and a fast member driven bysaidclock mechanism :Tr'i adapted to be selectively connected, to saidregister to operate the same, a movable dc, a flag or signal connectedto said slide and arranged when in one position to render said clockoperative and when in another nosition inoperative, connections wherebywhen said flag is moved to said first position said loose member isconnected to said reef means for automatically disconnectin said loosemember and connecting said fast llllf'lll-t her, said movable slidebeing arranged so that when said flag is moved to said swond positionthe slide is actuated and acts to permanently break the connectionbetween the register and clock mechanism and disconnects said loosemember and conno said fast member.

24. In fare registering and indicating mechanism, the combination of aregist clock mechanism, a. loose member and a t member both driven bysaid clock mechanism and adapted to be selectively connected to saidregister to operate the same, a movable slide, a flag or signalconnected to said. slide and arranged when in one position to ran-- dersaid clock operative and when in another position inoperative, andconnections whineby when said flag is moved to said first posi tion saidloose member is connected to said register, said movable slide beingarranged so that when said flag is moved to said sec ond position theslide is actuated and acts to permanently break the connection betweenthe register and clock mechanism and also disconnects said loose member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

PAUL RICHERT.

VVit-nessesz.

JOHN V. WEIBLEY, JonN JUI'IOSZ.

